The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-05

Celleu.
The last bound volume of the Century
for six months MAY to Octoberl is the
thirty-fourth. With the November, 1887,
number, the magazine entered upon its
eighteenth year. the seventh under the pres
emit name. Until tho end of 1884, the circu-
latlon of the Century had rarely exceeded
10000. The first edition of the November
number of that year, in which the War
Papers were begun, was 14l 500. and within
the few months following six more editions
were printed. The total permanent gain in
circulation made by the War Papers has
been about IS, 900, and to this number %, 600
may be added as the increase brought
about by the publication of the Lincoln His
tory. The average edition of the past year
has considerably exceeded $50 900, while of
one issue the edition reached 252, 500--a
figure beyond that of the most successful
war number. The contents of the Century
volume include some notable papers.
Here are Prof. Atwaters valuable economic
studies on the food question, several of Mrs.
van Rensselaer's Cathedral papers, with
Pencils illustrations Ito be continued in
1883 DR.. j. M. Buckeyes christian Science
and Mind Cure" biographical contributions
from George Bancroft, Clarence Cook, Karl
Blind, George KEENAN, and others; travel
papers and art papers; essays on important
subjects by Theodore T. Munger, John Bach
McMaster and K. G.. Stedman; single Illus
trated articles on "Finding Pharoah, ;" "Col-
lege Boat Racing" by Julian Hawthorne,
etc The fiction includes the latter half of
Mr.. Stockton's 'Hundredth Man. with nota-
BILE short stories, among them Jack" by
Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, "Azalia," by
Joel Chandler Harris etc.
The st. Nicholas bound volumes for
1867 contain nearly 1900 pages of de-
lightful matter During the past year the
leading features of st. Nicholas have in
Guided Frank R. Stockton's personally
conducted papers, sugges tive articles en-
titled, Ready for Business" Gen. Badeau's
war stories for boys and girls; the serials,
'Jenny's Boarding House." by James Otis,
and Juan and Juanita," by Frances Cour-
tenay Baylor; st. Nicholas dog stories;
Historic Girls" by E. S. Brooks; Mr.. Viii
liam H. Rideing's series on the boyhood of
great men; papers on cadet life at West
Point, etc. Within the past few years this
magazine has come to be very widely used
as a supplementary reader in schools. For
next year ST. Nicholas has greater pro-
gramme than ever. Mrs. Burnett, author of
Little Lord Fauntleroy," is to contribute
a short serial; and Joel Chandler Harris,
John Burroughs, Frank r. Stockton, H. H.
Boyesen, j. I. Trowbridge, Col. Richard
III. JOuuSlOue LOUISA NJ. AlCOJU are
among the many distinguished writers who
will contribute serial and short stories to
this famous magazine for young people.
MAGAZINES.
HdrperS for December exceIs any of its
previous Christmas numbers and that is
saying a great deal. Every article and
story is complete in itself, and there is a
profusion of illustrated short stories The
Christmas idea predominates throughout in
a most attractive form. The leading article
is charming one on "Old Garden Flow
ers," by F. W. Burbidge, of the Dublin
Botanical Gardens. "Pauline Pavlovnan is
a powerful dramatic poem by T. B.
Aldrich, the scene of which is laid in a
Russian masquerade ball. Reinhart illus
trates the critical points of the plot by two
full page drawings. The most signal feature
of this number is colored plate of Ameri-
can gems, Illustrating an important article
on "Precious Stones in the United States
by George F. Kunz This plate is
one of the choicest products of litho-
graphic art ever accomplished, presenting
fac-simile in color and size of the most illus
trious gems found in this country-a group
Of brilliant colors requiring twenty separate
printings. There is also number of black
and white drawings. VIII Carleton con-
tributes vigorous poem called 1.-The Con-
vict's Christmas Eve which is illustrated
by Gilbert Gaul. The remarkable group of
illustrated short stories is unparalleled in
magazine literature, comprising ''Inja,n a
Virginia story, by Amelie Rives, beauti-
fully illustrated by Frederick Dielman;
"His Day in Court" a Tennessee story, by
Charles Egbert Craddock, with five capital
drawings by A. b. Frost; Captain Santa
Claus" frontier Christmas story by Capt.
Charles King, illustrated by r. F. Zogbaum;
annie Laurie" a thrilling story of the
Massachusetts stone quarries, by Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps, illustrated by C.. S. Rein
hart; and "Craddocks Heldest, y the story of
a London waif, by Frances Courtenay Bay
lor, illustrated by Frederick Barnard. Har-
per & Brothers, New York.
The Christmas number of Scribner's Mag
dzine is especially notable for its wealth of
imaginative literature, both in prose fiction
and narrative verse. There is marked in
dividuality, vigor, sincerity and beauty
shown in the stories and poems, which have
been enriched with an unusual number of
illustrations, every one of which has been
made from an original drawing by skilful
artist. These have been reproduced by ex-
pert wood engravers The result is that
what is best in literature and art is represent
ed in this number. which fitting
ly concludes the first year of
remarkably successful magazine. The
number opens with a remarkable poem.
The exquisite genius of Robert Louis Ste
venson has Transformed into a stirring ballad
the legend of the Cameron "who heard
word in the night
'The ame-Ticonderoga,
The utterance of the dead"
Two handsomely illustrated poems in diff
ferent veins are "Tarpeia," legend Of
ancient Rome, by Louise Imogene Quincy,
with full page engraving after. a drawing
by Howard Pyle; and "A Song to the Lutte"
by Austin Dobson. There are four complete
stories in the number three deliberately
illustrated, by writers who have made dis
tinct places for themselves in widely differ
emit fields. Charles Scribner's Sons, New
York.
The December Forum contains some
notable articles 1.-THE ideal Democratic
party" says James Parton, in discussing
1.-THE Issue Next Year, sis composed of the
many who suffer and the few who think,
and such party it measurably was in its
great day when the good jefferson was
chief. The Republican party" he contin-
ues, "has honestly and boldly taken in
charge the supposed interest of a class,
leaving to its antagonist the conquering
force of principle, which is the interest of
ALL A sectional question of a somewhat
novel kind, is raised by the Hon. John A.
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